The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-07


miners to demand it, is now not being enforced.
Operators oppose the law. but arbitration moth
DDS will be resorted to in enforcing it.
Labor Notes.
Philadelphia Record.
The bakers have ffty-four unicns.
The coopers are forming national trades dis
trict
The Cigar makers International Union now
numbers "a, 112.
The Odd-fellows of New York have opened 4
free labor bureau.
The New York shoe statesmen are preparing to
force the Sunday sellers to shut up.
A coal syndicate has recently secured % 900
acres of coal land near Caledonia Pa.
The American Federation of Labor is making
an active canvass to strengthen itself.
The commissioners of all the States having
labor bureaus will meet this week at Madison,
Wis.
The Cambria Iron Company took time by
the forelock and piled up q small mountain Of
coke.
Ono silk firm in South Manchester. Conn. has
the product of 120 plush looms sold months
ahead.
Three thousand workers connected with the
Chicago building trades have found employment
elsewhere.
English iron exporters boast they have aver
aged l 600 tons per day of old material to the
United States
The Union Bridge Company, of Buffalo, Y.
has started to make iron for the S. 000,0 900
bridge across the Ohio a. Cairo
1t is regarded probable that the shoe bust
ness especially in New England, will gradually
center in fewer and fewer hands.
The machinery constructors expect, if their
organization shall succeed, to make successful
demand for higher wages in the fall.
-Four shoemakers' assemblies are engaged IN
an effort to establish cooperative factory in
Massachusetts, on capital of $4,000.
The Paterson manufacturers have worked up
an arbitration scheme with the aid of their en-
ployes. which they think will work we'll
It is alleged by labor agitators that much Of
the work done on the public buildings in New
York is done by imported contract labor
Ten thousand hands involved in strike
caused by 1000 iron workers in Lancashire.
Eng, who want so cents week advance.
The Saturday half-holiday is extending into
shops throughout New York. and in several
places the nine hour rule has been adopted.
The increasing of American silk has
started several new enterprises. The industry
is entering apparently on q moro prosperous
period than ever.
Iron can be put into New York from Birming-
ham. Ala, for So. 90 per ton, says promoter OF
Southern iron enterprises 1t can be made at
Birmng CHAM FOR $l2.
The workmen at the Passaic WOODEN mills who
asked to have their hours of labor reduced from
enty to sixty hours per week were ordered
out by their oyer.
W. H. Bal the Miners Nationa al Assem-.
bly,, announce he will resign at the close OF
his term. W ne dug coal years ago in the
Hooking valley H. was happy.
The Brszians refused German locomotives
at So. 600 and purchased Baldwin engines at 3d.
900, says the British consul at Rio de Janeiro.
There we-e English bidders.
The National Retail Stockholders Aasoca
ton meets in Chicago July 10. One of the
objects is to organize a movement against those
who boycott certain lines of goods.
machine weighing twenty-six tons can pol
ish piece of shaf.ing in two minutes; which
would require two days time of skilled mo
chanic. 1t Is at Beaver Falls Pa
The American window glass manufacturer
satisfied that the increasing building activity
win keep their furnaces busy for unlimited
period, and that prices will be firm.
Railroad building has now begun west of the
Mississippi in dead earnest The Italians expect
FIVE months steady work. and will then return to
Italy for tn e winter and live like pauper princes
x The labor vote in New York will be divided
between the Georgeites ard the "Straights.S
The conventions will be held-one on June Is,
at Elmira and the other at Syracuse, on Aug.
There are %. 900 worklnen engaged in the rub
Der industry of America The new syndicate OF
importers and manufacturers represents a CAPT.
tai of $50 600 000 The annual product is worth
800, 000, 000
A company Is being formed in Pittsburg for
growing. decorticating and spinning ramle fiber
into yarn. Another will be in operation in a few
months at Newburg, with machinery brought
from France.
The usual project for starting a operative
stove foundry is up at ST Louis The workmen
gained their point in nearly all stove centers
West and East. The boycotted patterns were
generally discarded.
While theoretically favoring arbitration, the
American trade unionist. whatever sort Of
organization he is found is practically opposed
to it ultimate measure. AS temporary
make-shif it is all right.
Capitalists are considering the advisability of
investing money in building small houses in
near the manu- featuring sections of many of the
larger cities and towns. A start has been made
at Lynn, Mass, where rents are high and houses
scarce.
The pressure brought to bear upon officers of
some national organizations is likely to force
designations The suspiciousness of motives
the constant surveiIaee of actions and the re-
fusal to believe in the absolute honesty of leaders
is a constant source of annoyance.
The national convention of boot and shoe
workers will open at Brockton. Mass. on Tuesday.
Mr.. Powderly has been urged to att end. well
the local manufacturers, and the latter have
been asked to shut down their works from $50 to
l, so that their employees can attend also.
New York syndicate has purchased 1000
acres of Alabama coal land and will erect 100
rolling-mill machinery makers busy
ders for Southern rolling mills A ton blast
furnace is to be erected at brptol, East Ten
nessee
During the first five months of this year $50
strikes have been reported, involving 226, SOB
wage-workers, against 164 strikes for the same
time last year, involving 364, 630 During Nav,
1857. 70. 900 struck against ZIG 900 for May 1856
The building trades show "A. 573 on strike; coal
miners and cokemakers. is, $50; boot and shoe
strikers number 5, $50. The unrest is not ex-
tending, although 60. 900 workmen will make
demands in various branches of trade for higher
wages before July l.
John Sherman's Mild Mistake.
Chicago News.
Senator John Sherman is pretty cunning
politician, but he slips up once in while.
! He took walk around Springfield day last
| week. A buxom young lady holding baby in
| her arms, was leaning over the gate IN front